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I have some new hand painted ornaments for sale that I made for the Christmas tree at the Tumalo Art Co. Gallery on Greenwood in Bend, Oregon. Tumalo Art. Co. is having a 30% Thursday Sale-abration on Thursday, Dec. 4th. You’re invited! The Small Works Exhibit will be on sale in the front gallery from 11 a.m. to 7 pm and drinks and treats will be served! Then for the rest of Dec. the small works will be 20% off…

I completed my commissioned bear painting. It is titled “They Danced with the Fireflies”. I love the idea of dancing bears in a scene of celebration! It’s painted on the top of a wooden chest and will go in a bear themed guest room. It was fun to paint! The fireflies remind me of my Costa Rica trip where I saw fireflies while Greg and I were sitting on the beach one night. They were so cool! I loved watching…

I’ve had a newspaper article written about me and my artwork in the Bend Bulletin “Go” magazine. To take a look at the article you can go to this link on my web site. http://www.artbylindy.com/Article.htmlI’ll be posting images from a new commission I just finished so check back soon. Sharing is nice FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedinPinterestStumbleUponemailTumblr

I finished two dragon fly paintings and took them to the framer today. A sneak preview of one of them is on the left. I tried to be a little more free form and use less black line. I wanted to try for a colorful yet airy, light feeling. I wanted to work with the feeling I had while walking in the jungle in Costa Rica and seeing giant blue butterflies and dragonflies. Not sure if I achieved what I…

I’ve been painting tonight. I’m working on another commission as well as some new work inspired from my travels to Costa Rica. I like the idea of fire flies and dragon flies. I saw both on my trip. I’m going to put some in my paintings. I’ve also been working on getting some Christmas cards designed as well as some others and put on my online Greeting Card Store at http://www.greetingcarduniverse.com/lgrugercardstoreI used the snowflake art from my 2007 Jubelale painting…

I’m celebrating being back from Costa Rica by putting a painting on eBay. I’ve made the starting bid discounted by $200.00! This is the first time I’ve put my paintings on eBay. Title of painting: Red Dog Sleeps by the Light of the Moon, size: 20″ x 16″, acrylic on canvas. Ready to hang, color wraps around a 2″ edge. See listing at this link: eBay. I hope you’ll take a look. Sharing is nice FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedinPinterestStumbleUponemailTumblr

We took the bus down to Cahuita on Wed. and ate lunch at a restaurant there and then took a hike along the jungle trail that is at the Preserve near the south end of town. The trail goes along the beach and through the jungle out to a point. It took a couple hours! We saw some lizards, leaf carrying ants, a big spider, lots of flowers and unusual plants and a giant blue butterfly that was amazing! Before…

Last Saturday we missed our bus to Cahuita so we ended up staying the night in San Jose at the Hotel Don Carlos. It is a really charming small hotel with lots of nice artwork throughout. Two paintings I really liked are above. I like the way the moon and night sky are used in the paintings and the deep reds used! On Sunday morning we went walking around downtown San Jose and went to a park (see photo) where…

We loved the little cabin we’ve been staying at in Montezuma. And we liked the Ylang Ylang Resort next door cause they had a great breakfast and free internet, but after 4 days of torrential downpours that only seemed to let up in short spurts, we decided to escape! We left Montezuma by bus and headed toward the ferry. The roads were horrible from the rain. The road was washed out in places and there were downed power lines in…

We’re in Montezuma. We’re staying in a little cabin/yurt right off the beach. To get to the cabin from Montezuma, one has to walk along the beach for about 5 min. There is a main house on the property which the caretaker is staying in. The owners live in Switzerland. It’s been raining in bucket loads almost non-stop here. At times it makes the metal roof on the cabin roar. Other times it is a continual pitter patter sound. But…

We’ve been exploring and getting to know this small town of Puerto Viejo. At first when we got here we weren’t too sure about it. It is smaller than I thought it would be. There is one main street that most of the restaurants and shops are on. There are side streets too of course and the Hotel Guarana where we are staying is on one of them. The more we explore, and go to the restaurants and talk to…

We went to Austin, Texas first for 2 days and enjoyed the music scene. And then got up early to get to the airport to fly to San Jose, Costa Rica. We had a long travelling day yesterday. After we landed in C.R. we took a 4 hour bus ride to Puerto Viejo. We had got up at 4 a.m. to drive to the airport. Puerto Viejo is a small town/village on the Caribbean coast. It has a jamaican feel…

Greg and I are getting excited for our trip. We leave this Friday for Costa Rica. We’re formulating our plans and getting confirmations from all the places we’re going to stay and the transportation services we’ll be using. We aren’t renting a car so we have to get creative in how we’ll get to various places. We’re looking forward to renting mt. bikes and exploring different areas once we get to a place to settle into. We’ll be staying in…

Last week I finished a commissioned painting. It was to do a companion piece for a painting that had been purchased earlier in the year by a client. They had an idea of having a bear in the painting. The first painting is titled “The Wind Whispered Him Home”, the companion piece is titled “He Contemplates the Trees”. My clients were very happy with the way the painting turned out. So was I. They have a bear theme in their…

Last week I finished a commissioned painting. It was to do a companion piece for a painting that had been purchased earlier in the year by a client. They had an idea of having a bear in the painting. The first painting is titled “The Wind Whispered Him Home”, the companion piece is titled “He Contemplates the Trees”. My clients were very happy with the way the painting turned out. So was I. They have a bear theme in their…

Well, I’ve gotten a lot of invites from Friends to join Facebook so I did awhile ago. But recently I just started using it and adding photos and friends and comments. It’s been pretty fun. I like how you can search for people and find them! I have a lot of relatives with Facebook profiles it turns out. Who knew? I just discovered a new form of art called ACEO or “art cards”. ACEO stands for “Art Cards, Editions and…

Greg and I have all the legs of our trip for the various ways of travelling in Costa Rica covered. We’re not renting a car so we’ll be travelling by bus, taxi and plane. This site has been very helpful www.easyridecr.com. And this site is great too: www.monteverdetours.com/transport/index.htmGreg found a site about the night life/music scene in the Montezuma area which is on the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific side: http://beachareapropertiescr.com/costa-rica-night-life-tambor.htmlWe’ll be staying in Montezuma for a few days…Looks like…

I’m celebrating going to Costa Rica by having free shipping through September on the limited edition prints on my web site and also imagekind.com has free shipping on prints as well for Member Appeciation Month. I was told about a couple other art web sites for purchasing art. See art.com and boundlessgallery.com I don’t have any artwork on these sites but if you’re looking for art, they are good ones to check out. We made a reservation to stay at…

I’ve been surfing the web looking for info for promoting my art and also for my work as a graphic production artist which has been my main way of supporting myself as I work on my Fine Art Career. Here are a few links I looked at tonight. Maybe some of them will inspire you with some new ideas. A website on advocacy, classes, insurance for freelancers – www.FreelancersUnion.org A place to buy and sell all things handmade – www.etsy.com…

Greg and I camped out last night under the stars near Todd Lake, near Mt. Bachelor. The sky was so beautiful with so many stars! Made me wish I could capture it in a painting. We talked about our trip to Costa Rica and made plans. Today we’ve spent most of the day researching Costa Rica on our computers. Lining up places to check out and stay, etc. Looking at all the transportation means of getting around, etc. We both…

Today I submitted my resignation where I work. I’m going to be traveling to Costa Rica for 3 weeks with my boyfriend, Greg. We are leaving Oct. 3rd for 3 weeks! AND I am going to be focusing on my ART, devoting more time to painting and my online presence. It is not easy having 2 careers (I’m also a computer production artist) and focusing more on my Fine Art ventures will make me very happy. 🙂 I’ll write more…

In April of 2007, I put up a tipi on my property.I love it. I loved the whole process of getting it and painting it and having a birthday party where about 15 friends/family members helped me put it up. And now, having it as a place to meditate or nap or read or visit with friends has inspired me to create Native American images in my paintings. I love pictographs and their symbolic meanings. I tried to implement that…

While traveling, and for that matter on one’s life path, I believe one must keep an open mind and open spirit of generosity. Last night was a good example of the opposite of that in some people my boyfriend and I came across.Generous spirit vs Hoarding space monger. Which would you rather be known as? We came across the latter type last night at the Sheryl Crow concert (wonderful concert by the way!). Some people threw a blanket down on…

I will be updating this blog with images from some of my latest paintings and ramblings about them as well as images from my latest adventures. Stay tuned and thanks for dropping in to see what’s what. Sharing is nice FacebookTwitterGoogle+LinkedinPinterestStumbleUponemailTumblr

I’m Lindy and it makes my heart happy to make colorful paintings that bring joy to others. On my blog you'll learn about my art and travels, stuff that inspires me as well as artist tips too. At the top of the blog, you'll see an archive where you can scroll through the blog post titles. Enjoy and I hope you'll leave a comment.